songy
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˈsɔŋi/
:
melódico
- In fact, half the sing-songy Irish priest jokes (the ones the priest makes, not the ones made about the priest) make use of this unfinished business.
- a sing-songy quality
- songy voice
It's like a made-up word, like a, it's like a sing songy word really.
- It's like a made-up word, like a, it's like a sing songy word really.
- And they said most of our customers prefer the passion fruit, the sing songy, condescending tone.
Examples
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It's like a made-up word, like a, it's like a sing songy word really.
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Not only did ASM yell at me for being "snippy," aka I didn't use a ridiculous sing-songy voice like she does, but I happened to look over at her while she was checking email and had a message from our DM saying, "I'm so happy for you, we just need you to
Blog text (6) -
Yeah, I make all these sing songy noises in class.
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And they said most of our customers prefer the passion fruit, the sing songy, condescending tone.
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Mixing hardcore and death metal with sweet, sing-songy pop parts is pretty established stuff.
Blog text (26) -
"Hi, Scotty," they say, in those sing-songy voices of theirs.
Fiction book (2002) -
So as to that point, he you you have the Drakes, you have Jay Coles, you have like all the people the sing songy rap and emotional.
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A silly, sing-songy rhyme as we track slowly over seared asphalt where the faint hieroglyphs of hopscotch lines are still visible.
Fiction book (1991) -
The melody was so songy that even children were singing along enthusiastically.
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Her voice had a songy quality, making the storytelling captivating.
Synonyms
63
1.7
Having a pleasing sound like a song
31
4.9
Expressing deep personal feeling like a song
18
3.9
It has a pleasant tune that is easy to sing
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4.1
Having a smooth, flowing sound or line
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4.0
Has a pleasant, musical sound
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3.2
A sound like a nice song that is pleasant to hear
A sound that is clear and pleasant like someone singing
Having a clear tune like someone singing
How Songlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Songy comes from the simple word song plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'like'. So songy means 'like a song' — having melody or a musical feeling, which is why we call a voice, poem, or tune 'songy' when it sounds especially musical.